| A | B |
| consort | keep company (with) |
| plague | large scale calamity,), disease, hex |
| stout | having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships |
| exile | the act of expelling a person from their native land |
| garish | tastelessly showy |
| banish | expel, as if by official decree |
| lamentation / lament | the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief |
| fickle | liable to sudden unpredictable change |
| devise | contrive, plan or elaborate; invent from existing principles |
| dexterity / dexterous | skill in using one's hands or body OR skill in using the mind; cleverness |
| reconcile | settle, make up; apologize |
| dissemble | give a false or misleading appearance to OR to conceal one's true motives |